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The UCLA football team will conclude spring practice with a scrimmage Saturday. The team will not reconvene for practice until August. The Bruins, beset with injuries, will adjust the scrimmage to a more situational-type practice, as opposed to the game-type conditions they had originally planned. Starting offensive linemen Ed Blanton and Mike McCloskey and running back Maurice Drew will not participate due to injuries. The scrimmage is open to the public and starts at 11:00 a.m. at Spaulding Field.

BASKETBALL: The NCAA Board of Directors ruled on Thursday that men’s teams will be prohibited from scheduling exhibitions against non-collegiate opponents, according to The Associated Press. This means that UCLA will no longer play such teams as EA Sports or the Southern California All-Stars. The measure will go into effect on Aug. 1, though contracts signed prior to Oct. 21, 2003, will still be honored. The ruling does not apply to women’s teams. The directors want to end any recruiting advantages schools may gain by facing prospective players. The board also decided to allow athletes more access to financial aid from non-athletic sources. Additionally, colleges can now offer financial aid to incoming athletes the summer before their freshman year and cover medical expenses even when injuries are not related to athletics.

WOMEN’S GOLF: The Bruins were given the No. 1 seed in the NCAA West regional, which starts May 6 at Stanford.

Compiled by Bruce Tran and Ben Peters, Bruin sports senior staff, with reports by The Associated Press.